i drive a company car around and it so happens to be a 2009 corolla.
i do thrash the living daylights out of it sometimes, and most driving done around here is +100km/hr. in saying that i usually fill up just over 9.1 gallons, and i get around 550-600km out of the tank. if i did drive efficiently i know i could probably get it up around 650.
as for the car itself, its a nice car to drive for what your paying. i have no problems with it at all. if i was on a budget i'd get a corolla.
i'm not sure what its like in canada or USA, but getting parts for a honda can be quite expensive unless you are getting cheap imitations from china.
my suggestion for a poor grad student?
get a 2009 corolla instead of a 2010. you'll at least save yourself 10% because of the depreciation in the first year, and you've still got a car that is under warranty.
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Originally Posted by Plan9
In my experience, Volkswagons are far more expensive to maintain than a Toyota or Honda.
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i concur. i had a 2004 VW Golf Sport. i loved it, but it was quite expensive to maintain. i dreaded scheduled maintenance for this reason alone